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8 Makeup Mistakes S’porean Women Make

From wrong foundation color and misapplied concealer to peeling lips and mascara that makes you look like a racoon — the island’s premier image consultant tells you how to do it right
By Audrey Quek

The question these days is no longer “Do Singaporean women wear too much makeup?” Rather, it’s whether they’re wearing it right. Time and again we’ve seen ladies who lunch who look like they’re going to a dinner ball, and brides who look like they’re getting married to Frankenstein. What to do?

So 88DB.com Lifestyle approached former beauty queen Audrey Quek for her expert opinion. Ms Quek, who runs her eponymous image consultancy business, not only knows her color palettes and makeup brushes, she is also a good teacher.

To read more about how to put makeup on, visit 88DB Lifestyle now.

How To Get A Killer Butt

Because it’s not your legs that men find sexy, says our writer
By Ronald Wan

YOU see that hot woman strutting down the streets in a pair of short shorts. If you take time to think about it, it’s not the pasar malam shorts that makes her hot, nor is it the cheap frilly top or OTT makeup.

It’s the butt.

Ladies, sometimes, the guys aren’t really checking out the legs. It could very well be that awesome phat (hiphop term for butt). That all-important booty — nicely shaped and squeezed perfectly into the size 0 shorts.

How can you get one like it? Visit 88DB Lifestyle to read more on how to get that perfect butt.

Exercise Your Dog In S’pore? Can!

Most take their dogs for a walk when what’s really needed is a workout
By Mavis Ang

EVEN if your pet dog is not obese, exercise should still be an essential routine for him or her. Most owners like taking their dogs for walks when what they really need is the right amount of workout.

According to veterinarians, besides the benefit to their mental and physical health, regular exercise makes sure that dogs don’t develop destructive habits like ripping up sofas and chewing shoes.

The reason behind these frustrating actions is the same for most children: they simply have too much energy.

To read more about dog exercises, visit 88DB Lifestyle now!

[iRecommend] Nutri-ForeFronT

Who swears by it: Sal Selamat-Sim, Writer

Writer Sal Selamat-Sim, 22, has made visits to the gym a regular habit (he goes three times a week), and that’s how he learned to appreciate the benefits of sports nutrition supplements. He goes online for his stash — but he’s discovered that online shopping isn’t always a cold, faceless transaction. That’s why he recommends Nutri-ForeFronT.

To read more about our product review on this health supplement, visit 88DB iRecommend now!

9 Minutes of Sex and Gore

Is the director’s cut of Lust, Caution worth seeing?

THE NC-16 version released last month was 148 minutes long. Any individual resourceful enough to check IMDB would have known that the movie’s full running time was 157 minutes.

So where did the other nine minutes go? Wasn’t most of the talk surrounding Ang Lee’s latest masterpiece about supposedly controversial sex scenes that some said bordered on being pornographic? Caution was definitely exercised with the censored release.

So after much flak that characterized an earlier Ang Lee-tamed (the director himself did the edits, hence, this too was an ‘original’) version of Lust, Caution, the Singapore’s movie goers above 21 years of age can finally view the ‘full-uncut’ version of the film – all 157 minutes.

To read more about this movie review, visit 88DB Lifestyle now!

8 Ways To Get Better Sleep

Re-energize yourself this weekend by catching up on that much needed beauty sleep
By Ronald Wan

UNLESS you’re some famous celebrity doing a world tour or a yuppie clinching five-figure deals everyday, you ought to be having regular sleep. Our point here is that sleep is important and more often than not, we always don’t sleep well or catch enough winks. How many times have you woken up complaining of not having enough sleep and dragging yourself to work all weary and sleepy?

Babies sleep about 17 hours everyday while older children sleep about 10 hours each night. We adults need about 7-8 hours of sleep, but it varies with individuals. As we get older, we tend to wake up more easily, so here’s a piece of advice: when you’re still worthy of age, get your regular sleep.

To read more and get simple suggestions on how to sleep better, visit 88DB Lifestyle now.

[iRecommend] Ice Cold Beer

Interview by Mavis Ang

Who swears by it: Shayne Koh, Flight Attendant.

For 24 year old flight attendant Shayne Koh, finding time to catch up with friends is nearly impossible, so when she’s in town, she goes to just one place. “Ice Cold Beer [ Located in a converted shophouse off Orchard Road ] is definitely a place to chill and have crazy times with my friends because you need not lower your noise level even if you’re laughing or talking at the top of your voice,” Shayne said.

To read more about this food review, visit 88DB iRecommend.

Relive the 80s at Zouk’s Outdated is in this Friday

By Mavis Ang

Party with Singapore’s scenesters at Zouk on 9th November as local street magazine JUICE celebrates its ninth birthday with an electro-themed party. Named Robo Electro, JUICE’s birthday bash will bring back all things hip and in during the 80’s to the early 90’s.

Getting to party with the hip crowd requires some underground knowledge, and if you haven’t been a loyal reader of JUICE, you might not have heard the term new rave before.

Sure, it’s an 80’s themed party, but fashion evolves, so don’t be mislead into going for the bad hair spray and coats with big shoulder pads look. Instead, go new rave. It’s the term for a whole new underground culture inspired by fashion and music from the 80s.

So what do new rave-rs wear to electro parties this the one this Friday? Here are 8 simple items to mix and match with, and if dressed with the right attitude, you’d easily pass off as one of the hippest hipster in town.

To read more about this party at Zouk, visit 88DB Lifestyle.

Hide Your Blemishes In Just 8 Minutes

No, we’re not asking you to do it in Photoshop

By Ronald Wan

CURSE your luck if you have a zit or pimple breaking out hours before an important date. Of course there’s a plethora of makeup choices available but, we say, stick to foundation and concealer. Forget about the pimple cream even if it contains some secret ingredients from the mountains of Japan.

Here’s how to apply foundation and concealer to achieve a blemish-free look. If it fails to work, you can always wear a party mask to the ball or to your date. We’re kidding, of course.

To read more about pimple treatments and facial care, visit 88DB Lifestyle.